Why doesn't airport tell me which networks are locked?

[plunar]

windows xp does it. why do i have click on a network from the menu bar before the system tells me if i need a password?

 

[Project]

Good point. There should be a little padlock besides the network name. Bad usability (especially when I am trying to hijack somebodies wireless and there is 10 to choose from!

You can get a widget that does this for you though.

 

[72930]

Good point. There should be a little padlock besides the network name. Bad usability (especially when I am trying to hijack somebodies wireless and there is 10 to choose from!

You can get a widget that does this for you though.

Which one?

 

[Kardashian]

My internet at home is down.. I drove around town in the hope of accessing someones Wireless - just to authorise songs on iTunes on my new MacBook.

EVERY SINGLE NETWORK WAS LOCKED!... even ones that are supposedly 'free' - ie: the universities.

 

[TheAnswer]

Try this one: Airport Radar

 

[arcobb]

iStumbler is the way to go!

 

[ITASOR]

CoconutWifi

Exactly what you want, and even tells you if it's WEP, WPA, etc.

 

[aristobrat]

http://www.spintriplet.com/atc/

This is my favorite widget because it also displays your connection speed.

If you double-click the widget, it will expand and show you all of the networks it detects, how strong the signal is, and how they're encrypted (WEP, WPA, etc).